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Emien
Alstonia boonei
- Softwood
Emien is a pale creamy-white, low-density wood with a straight grain and a fine even texture that carves and machines very easily. It is used for pattern making, carving, light joinery, plywood core and packaging. It has no natural durability and stains readily, so prompt conversion and treatment are needed.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Softwood
- Botanical family
- Apocynaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 320–450 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 5 (Not Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 1,600 N
- Trade names
- Emien, Stoolwood, Alstonia, Ekouk
- Local names
- Ekouk, Emien
- Regions harvested
- Centre, South, Littoral, South-West, East
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Grain
- Straight
- Colour
- Creamy white to pale yellow
- Texture
- Fine and even
- Working
- Very easy to carve and machine
Typical uses
- Carving and pattern making
- Light joinery
- Plywood core
- Packaging
- Mouldings
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